change... changed him.he was trained since youth for one purpose. "from my childhood my mom said 'one day you'll be a martyr, my son. you'll die for the sake of allah and you will exalt islam." "these jews and christians they

3 monday, september 3rd

3 the cars are gone...the &pbarriers are taken down...and the second granddprixx f baltimore... is nnw in the history books. books.just minutes after the race ended... workers started breaking down the track ear camden yards.this is video our crew shot... of workers taking down fences.organizers ay it's all part of the promise to the ity, to be aa friendly as possible to neighbbrs, commuters, and businesses. grand prix organizers say this year's attendance was less than last year''... butt they're happy with the numbers... espeeialll after onlyyputting tte raceetogether in three months. tim mayer, general manager, baltimore grand prix: 31.27 "that's not unusual for a motorsports event. the first year, everyone as curiosity and comes out."ssmpson zewde: 47.50 "definitely puts the city on the map with such an excitinggevent."mike lowrey: "this is our second year hhre.

we had a ball. we'll come back again next year, if we have it." it."andretti motorsports is already busy planning next years race weekend.it should be business as usual for tomorrow morning's downtown commute when people head back to work after the holiday.as for the 22 million pounds of concrete and 22 hundred steel fenceepanels... all of ii will beehauled out of here within the next two weeks. as for the actual race ... ryan hunter-reay is the winner of the 2012 baltimore grand pri. prix.he claimed victory yesttrday after an exciting, competitive and controversial race.the winner wasn't decided until the final lap. hunttr-reay sped past ryan briscoe... stirring controversy as to whether he accelerated too soon.in the end... hunter -reay holds off the pack... to win the second baltimooe grand prix. there werr dozens of creative grand prix cars on the track... but one was special to baltimore... paying tribute to a businessman who was killed reccntly in a bike

accident in ocean city.take a close look at the side oofthis car.you an see natty boh with a tear coming from his eye.the artwork is in memory of patrick ssunnn mccusker... the owner of acho mama's in cantonn the driver tells us he was grateful to drive the car. "i would like to thank friends of cunny who contributed aad donated this car to me o i can drive in memory of sccnny i wws very very honored when they offered me and asked me if i could do that for them i felt very very privilege." privilege." he never met áscunnyá.... but says it's obvious he as a man loved by many. a two-alarm fire heavily damaged a baltimore county crab houue.. that is a landmark in the dundalk neighbo. neighborhood. a spokesperson for the baltimore county fire department says an employee of ross' crab house noticed a fire in the restaurant's pasement at about 7:30 sunday night. six employees and 15

customers who were in the place... were safely that was a block away was on thh scene a minute later. fireeighters were able to contain t.. the cause of the fire was not immediately known. one firefighter was treated for elevated blooo pressure. an out-of-control monsser truck comes crashing into thee stands... and its all caught &pon camera.take a llok. crash nats nats it happened saturday... at tte "monster aii 2012" show in oregon.an onlooker was race... when he captured the frightening scene.you can see the truck driver losing control... bouncing through a mud pit and over a inno spectaaors.3 people were hii by the truck's 48-inch tires... and taken to a hospital wwth non-

life-threatening injuries.the truck driver was not hurt. 3 democrats are gathering in charlotte this week... to officially re-nominate the president for another run for the hite house. sandra endo is there now... with a preview of the democratic national conventiin. 3 the stage is set and the democrats are gearing up for theirrconveetion. it officially starts tuesday but the president spent the weekend previewing his message on thursday nnght i'm going to offer you what i believe is a that wiil grow this economy, cr strengthen the middle class, and the good news is, you get republicans met last week n tampa to officially nominate mitt romney as their candidate for presideet mr. chairman, delegates. i accept your nomination for president of

the united states of america and raised the question of whether the country is better off now than it was when president obama was electtd. without aachange in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last ffur years? the vice president's resppnse -- what they espouse is a social policyyright out of the sixties, a foreegn policy with echoes of the cold war and eeonomic policies that brought just days after accepting the republican nomination... mitt romney's twitter account crosses the one-million mark. in a tweet... his campaign thanked followers for their support and made a pointtof calling the one-million &pfollowers "active." meaawhile... the white housees aggressive push to appeal to twitter users has generated a much bigger following. president obama's campaign paae has more than 19-million twitter followers. 3

for those still trying to hang onto summer just a littll bit longer..... the maryland state fair has one more day to . go. joel d. smith is live there now with some of the highlights still to come, and what hhppens to those who tried to go to the big concert that got cancelled saturday. good morning joel d. 3

3 labor day isstypically known as the unofficial end of summme. summer...and many people use the day to cash in on sales to &pupdate their fall warrrobe.. and take advantage of those summer clearance racks. racks.but did you know.. there are some things...you just should hold off on buying because you can get a betttr deal later.hold off on shopping at outlet stores. according to yahoo dot com... waiting until columbus day weekend.. will save you more money... because they're more inventory.electronics is another thing to hold off on buying this weekend.it'' recommened you wait until black friday tt get the best deal on thhse.others on the list... swimwear....utdoor furniture...books..and winter coats.

coming up... a day... deeignated just for red heads.how many thousands of people ccme out... and the common theme they used... to celebrate. anything he wanted toodo we let him try it. but next... a boy with one aam... gets a shot at the big life-long dream... that watching fox 45 good day baatimore. ((bump out))

on the "700 club" monday at 9:00 a.m. change... changed him.he was trained since youth for one purpose. "from my childhood my mom said 'one day you'll be a martyr, my son. you'll die for the sake of allah and you will exalt islam." "these jews and christians they

3 he has big dreams for the future and he wants to play ba. baseball.but unlike most ballplayers, reece holloway sanjay gupta reports... reece him.t lettinn that stop him. --reporter pkg-as follows -- &pnat sound at baseball game.he can hit, field the ball, even slide intt home plate. nat sound... good reece, give me 5.

all the way around the bases six-year-old reece holloway wants to play innthe big leagues some day, just like his idol chipper jones, who plays third base for the atlanta braaes. but, when reece was born, his parents were shocked to discover that he didn't have a left hand and &pbaseball was the furthest thing from their minds.they weren't sure if he'd learn to crawl without a second hand so they got him a prosthesis. but littll reece didn't want it. he did learn to crawl and wall and, then, something remarkable happened. reece taught himself how to hit a ball when he was just two. he got plastic balls and he would hold them under his chin and drop it aad swing the bat. and he woulddhit the ball, no problem. he's a natural, and he's been playing on a team since heewas just 3-years-old. as far as the holloway's are concerned, reece doesn't have a disability. i was born like that. and they try to never hold him back. so far, they say, the only thing he can't do is tie his shoes. aaythhng he wanted to do we let him try it. there was no

saying no you can't do that because you only have one hand. and his parents aren't the only ones rooting ffr rrece. when chipper jones saw our story about him, he pnvited the little leaguer and his family to see the braves &pplay the marlins in atlanta. first came batting practice. nats of practice.nice to meet you, reece .then auuographs. there you go bro.and then, a private mmeting with his hero. he signed my glove and my ball.he signed my banner, too. he was just squirming the whole time.then it was time to play ball. nats sound... let's go chipper.it meant a lot to him.he'll remember this for the est of his life.after thhs experience rrece is even more determined tt follow in chipper's footsteps and make it to the big leagues.dr. sanjayygupta, cnn, repprting -----end-----cnn.scrrpt----- --keyword tags-- dream wish baseball athlete sports child deformed chipper jones coming up... know someone who's rethinking their ink?the

product... that hides those &punwanttd tattoos.and how long it really lasts. mos says: "it is a weird feeling to not stand out. it's good. it's good." good."but next... a day designated just for red heads. where the massive event was held.you''e watching fox 45 good ddy baltimore. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. ♪ nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy.

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shows and art exhibits... aal of which were focused on the color red. mos sayy: "well, we are in a pinority, of course. there are not a lot of people with red hairs so we are alwayssminor and now there are so many among us..so that's nice"-butt po-mos says: "it is a weird feeling to not stand out. it's good. ii's good." good." thereewas also a giant group photo... featuring thousands of redheads. 3

3 3 coming up... emails about michael jackson... in the months before his death... are released. the eerie details they reveal.and why the person who sent it... is under investigation. and it's not just about the átypeá of beer you drink... what the áshapeá of your beer ddunk you get.you're watching fox 45 good d 3

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off? for more inforrationnon covering tattoos log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. coming up... a woman is speaking out... 3&about her relationship with tom cruise... before his marriage to katie holmes.what she says an official at his church was doing... to elp him find a wife.you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 4 [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday.

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3 33 today... pressdent obama will takeetime off his campaign... to visit areas hit hardest by hurricane iiaac. isaac.last week's storm eft behind plentt of damage... and a big clean-up job.for some... they'll have to rebuild for the second timeein 7 years... when hurrrcane katrina hit. homeland security secretary janet napolitano visited the

area on sunday... speaking out we will stay until this recovery is complete. we are here to be part of a ttam, part of the team here in louisiana and make sure that rest, as soon as ww can to all of those affected.we know that this is a big, big, tough &pstorr. but we'll work through it together. together.mitt romney visited the area on friday.today... thousands of people are stiil waking up without power. 3 the parents of the teen wwo was shot on the first day of school at perry hall high school... are now speaking out. out.theer son... daniel... who suffers ffom down syndrome... aaother student with a ddubled barreled shotgun. the suspect... 15-year-old robert gladden wrott on his facebook page that morning... "first day of chool... last day of

was a shotgun... 21 rounds of ammo and a bottle of vodka. daniel's parents are now asking other parents to monitor what their kids do online. "i hope he gets the help he needs m not trying to be forgiving beeause we're hurting my son is hurting but that's for the legal system for the police for the lawyers for the judges por all them to do what they need to do." do."daniel suffered a bruised lung, a fractured rib and damaged chest musclls.he's stilllbeing treated at shock trauma.gladden will be charged as an adult with attempted a local pizza shop is also lending a hand to the victim of the perry hall high school serpico pizza and pasta... on bel air road in perry hall donated a percentage of their sales this weekend to help

daniel nddhis famiiy. the company says they're pleased and showed their suppoot.out "the communiiy responded so well to all of this and ww were...makes ussprrud to bb part of the perry hall communit" community."the pizza shop raised a thousand dollars. for fox 45's complete coveeage of the perry hall high school fox baltimore dot com and look for perry hall shooting under the hot toppcs banner at the &ptop of the page. some newlyyreleased emails... paiit a shockkng portrait of michael jackson... just months before his death. death.the emails... obtained by "the l-a times"... were written by a concerned promoter with "a-e-g"... the group financiig jackson's "this is it""comeback tour. one promoter called jackson quooe - "drunk and ddspondent" and "an motionally paralyzed mess riddled with self loathing and doubt." the emails are expected to play a role in two lawsuits involving

says the emails are incomplete... and released to portray the company in a negative light. a surprising report is now surfacing about tom cruise... katie holmes.according to a - new "vanity faarr story... the áauditioningá people for the role of his wife... with the help of the church of scientology.the agazine reportt that an iraaian-born actress... wwo dated cruise from 2004 to 2205... was closely audited by a scientologyyofficial.when that relationship didn't ork reporteddy forbidden to reveal any details about their relationnhip.the magazine reports that other actresses were approached... as ppssible &pwives for cruise.two names that were mentioned are soffa &pvergara and scarrett johhnsso. a new study out of britain... finds the shape of a person's beer glass may affect how fast ttey rink it. the research suggests that people who drink their brews out of curved glassess.. drink

tteir beer 4 minutes faster than those who drink out of straight glasses.reseerchers believe the curved glasses make it harder to pace yourself... because ii's more difficult to determine how mmch you've actually had. the obama adminiitration is now releasing the recipe for its homemade beer. white house head chef... sam kass... posted the recipe for 2 beers brewed at 1600 pennsylvania avenue: the white house honey ale and honey porter. both beers are maae using honey harvested from the white house bee hive.the recipe release comes after some pressure rom community that included a petition on the white houss website and a freedom of information act request. p,3 the 11 best days of summer are down to one. the maryland state fair

concludes today, and joel d. smithhis streaming live ... there now to ssow us how to get the most out of the last day... rain or shine.good morning joel d. scott macneill

3 aa amazing catch by ohio state buckeye.. devin smith.take a lo. look.nats of amazing atch. catch. the buckeyes' season...was a high flying ...

one-handed grab in the right end... of the end zone by smith.that catch snapped them out of losing funk... and they &ppon the game against miami- phio. coming up....say good-bye to high-calorie drinks. drinks.we'll show you how to make tasty mixed drinks... for 100 calories or less. less.you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 5))

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